The Omaha Daily Bee.
190 IS PRESIDENTIAL YEAR THE
BEE KEEPS YOU POSTED ON POLITICS
BUSINESS MEN FIND THE BEE'S
MARKET PACE UNEXCELLED.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1S71.
OMAHA, MONDAY MOUSING, JULY 11, 1904.
SINGLE COrY TII1IEE CENTS.
ONE MORE FORT LOST
Chinese Junkmen Assert Japanese Nde an
Attack Last Tuesday on Fort -jir.
SEE OVER EIGHT HUNDRED DEAD i-JANS
Japanese Force Advance to Wi Six
Miles of the Besieged Bussian r."t
FIGHTING NEAR CHE FOO ON JULY r, vTH
Opposing Forces Said to Hare Wai n
gagement for Commanding "Hill.
One hundred men killed in battle
nnnnnnnnana
sTtfty Chinese Carrier Art gent Out
to Brlngr the Rnsslaa Dead aad
Wonaded After tha
' Plht.
Copyright, by New Tork Herald Co.. 1H )
6T. PETERSBURG. July 10.-(New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Bee.) Toklo dispatches concerning: (ha
Japanese occupation of Kal Chau receive
Do special confirmation here, which U re
ported to be owing- to the fact that the
emperor Is now aavay on a journey for an
Inspection of the troops, going; to the va
rious parts of the empire, retaining all
dispatches from the front. However, a
Vague ache Klao telegram has been al
lowed to pans, saying that heavy fighting
had taken place and that the Russians had
retired In good order after losing 100 men,
(whereas the Japanese losses were 1,000.
The dispatch states that the next great
fight Is expected at Tache Klao. It Is
understood that General Kouropatkln Is
directing operations. An especially large
band of Chunchuses has been told oft by
the Japanese to harrass the Russians back
Of Mukden.
The usually staid Bourse Qaxette pub
lishes a ehaunvanistle editorial to the effect
That If things go badly for Russia the
echoes of her guns will be heard In the
Himalayas and even to the White House,"
which somewhat cryptic threat is difficult
' to explain. The paper, probably suffering
from nervousness, says also that "Our ex
pectations are great, but are constantly
disappointed by nonaueceas."
J mention this from such a paper becaus
X was forcibly struck during the last few
flays by the rapidly growing pessimistic
feeling existing here. '
PI a a to Invade India.
LONDON. July 11. Tha Daily Express
print today what It claims is General
Kouropatkln'a signed plan of Invasion of
British India, which, it Is stated, was filed
In tha Russian War office .as the officio)
' method ef procedure! case of a war be
tween , Russia and ' Great Britain. The
document goes Into minute details and is
' tares columns In length.
Briefly summed up General Kouropatkln
divides such a war Into two campaigns,
one ending with the capture of Herat and
Tie other after two or three" 'years' ad
ministration of the country, with the cap
ture of Kashmir, Kandahar and Kabul.
After that, says General Kouropatkln, the
British would And themselves .without na
tive support In India proper. The plan
deals minutely with the plans Russia
ought to adopt to seoure the co-operation
of the Persians and Afghans by an elabo
rate system of agents and sheikha. It
estimates that one Turkestan army corps
and one Trans-Caspian corps wou'd be re
quired in the Initial stage of the campaign,
"which I should prefer to begin In Mo
Member. aa the weather is healthier for the
cnen and all Russian porta are frozen. A
casus belli can any time when required be
found through a collision between Russian
avnd Afghan outposts."
Chinese Tell of Defeat.
CHB FOO, July 10.-o:So a. m. Chinese
Junkmen who arrived here today from
' Port Arthur, say that on Tuesday a Chi-
neso carrier brought into the town over
S00 dead Russians, two of whom were high
officials. They state that a part of the
Japanese force advanced to within six
miles of the besieged town, taking another
eastern fort.
A dispatch from Che Foo, dated July ?,
Stated that in the fighting which occurred
on July 4, over the possession of one of
the hills northwest of Port Arthur, the
Russians lost, according to the Chinese,
100 men killed and fifty wounded. Fifty
Chinese carriers were sent out to bring the
Russian dead and wounded. "
Haaslaaa Repulsed at Two Points.
TOKIO. July 10. 7 p. m. General Kurokl
reports that on Wednesday, July 6. a de
tachment of Japanese troops drove off JJO
Russian cavalry and occupied Kan Chang,
the enemy retiring northward. The Japa
nese had no casualties. The Russian losses
are unknown.
On the afternoon of July 6 1,300 Ruaslan
cavalry attacked a Japanese detachment
tiear the north entrance to Fen Bhul pass.
The Russians were repulsed and the Japa
nese retained poaaeaalon of the entrance
to the paaa. The Japanese had four men
killed and three wounded.
Raealan Cruiser Attacked.
5 p. m. On Friday night, July 8, during
. a storm, a flotilla of torpedo boats of Ad
miral Togo's fleet approached Port Arthur.
On tha following morning one of the tor
pedo boats found and attacked the Rus
sian cruiser Askold, but the result of the
attack 1 unknown. The Askold fired on
tha torpedo boat, two petty officers telng
severely wounded.
Nothing- Doing; at Beoal.
SEOUL Cores. July 10. No important oc
currence have occurred here today.
Oka Reports Victory.
WASH INTO N, July lo.-The following
Dispatches have been received at the Japa
nese legation from Toklo:
"General Oku reports that our Second
ax ray commenced operations July for
occupying Kalplng. After successively
dislodging the Russians from their posi
tions we finally occupied Kalplng and the
neighboring heights on July I. General
Kurokl reporta that on July t our detach
ment, after expelling 100 Russian cavalry,
occupied Hslen Chang, thirty miles north
ot Sal Malchlll. There were no casualties
fa our side. "
"On July I we repulsed a Rustlan cav
nlry regiment under Colonel Chlchlnakl.
Which came to attack us near North
Fenabutleng. Our casualties war four
Ajlisd aad tare wounded,"
SHELL PORT ARTHUR. DAILY
Dead and Woanded Russians Con
stantly Belnar Brought la
from the Front.
CHE FOO. July 10. A fair wind brought
a fleet of junks from Port Arthur today,
carrying both Chinese and Europeans. Re
ports which they bring of conditions at
Port Arthur are contradictory, but they
all say that a Japanese division from the
northward is entrenching seven miles from
the marine camp, while another division
from the east word Is fighting continuously
and with the aid of the fleet Is endeavor
ing to gain a position commanding the
town and the naval basin.
A Russian snys the Japanese occupied the
summit of Takushan mountain, which Is
about three miles from Port Arthur, on
the night of July 6, with a mounted bat
tery of artillery.
On July 7 the Russian cruiser Novlk and
four gunboats went out under protection
of the guns on Golden Hill and shelled a
Japanese battery, which was surrounded
and captured finally by Russian infantry.
The fighting to the enatward of Port Ar
thur had been very heavy since July 4.
The Japanese ships along the shore are
shelling the Russian position In the hills.
The smoke from the artillery on the hills
around Port Arthur Is seen almost con
tinuously. Dead and wounded are being
brought In at all hours, and many private
houses have been turned Into hospitals.
Only skirmishes have occurred to the north
ward. The main Japanese forco la ten
miles away, but Japanese scouts have been
seen in the "vicinity of the marine camp,
which commands the principal pass to tha
hills directly back, of Port Arthur. On
the nights of July 2, I and 4 the Japanese
fleet bombarded the roads from the south
of the town. The forts were not damaged.
No further night attacks have been made
since July 4. A Chinese mechanic from
the Port Arthur drydocks says that two
large three-funnel ships have been missing
from, the Russlun fleet since the fight off
Port Arthur on June 23. The battleship
Sevastopol Is still undergoing repairs and
four torpedo boat destroyers are In dry
dock. The Russians, on the other hand, say that
their fleet Is Intact, and as a matter of
fact the Japanese have been the losers In
the fights of Port Arthur. The Russians
assert that the Japanese, have lost no less
than ten torpedo boats In their attempts
to reach the Russian guardshlp, which was
protected by the stoneladen ships sunk by
the Japanese In their effort to block the
entrance to Port Arthur. The guardshlp
anchored behind the wrecked vessels.
An entrance was opened around the foot
of Golden Hill, but the remainder of the
channel was closed with booms, making
It impossible for torpedoes to pass. . Seven
hundred Russians and 100 Chinese me
chanics are still at work in the dock yards
at Port Arthur. v
Some of the torpedo attacks of the Japa
nese have been almost ' fanatical. Fre
quently they have made attacks where
success Was impossible and when the tor
pedo boats have been sunk the Japanese
have refused assistance, either committing
suicide or fighting off their rescuers.
JAPS KEEPING ' RtSSIAKS BUSY
General Sakharoff Forwards' Report
of Far Eastern Movements.
. ST. PETERSBURG, July lO.-Lleutenant
General Sakharoff, in a dispatch to the
general staff, confirms the report of the
Japanese occupation of Kal Chau. He
says that the Ruaslan loss did not exceed
150 killed or wounded. General Sakharoff
adds that the Japanese are on the Tin Kow
road.
' General Sakharoff says:
Our detachment remained during July S
at Kin Chau station, having Its advance
posts on the right bank of the Kantakhe
river, the enemy occupying the heights on
the left bank and ' fortifying themselves
thereon. Our battery on the railroad bridge
opened fire at the enemy's patrols which
appeared In Kantahke vll'age. Toward
noon an entilade occurred between a de
tachment of the enemy and our company,
which observed the enemy retiring. Our
losses were six wounded.
Toward the evening of July 8, the en
emy's forces consisting of four divisions
and a brigade, could be made out In fiont
of Kal Chau, extending along the seashore.
At dawn July the enemy resumed the
offensive upon the rear guard of our de
tachment, which retired about 6:80 In tha
morning, .from Kin Chau to two and a half
miles northward toward the Shuanlunsa
paaa.
At 10 o'clock, under heavy pressure, our
rear guard retired on our position at Mali
hunts Gulsa and Yaollntas. three miles
north of the Shuanlunsa pass. The reir
guard held this position under a heavy
fire until 2 o'clock In the afternoon, when,
in accordnn.'e with Instructions, It retired
slowly and In perfect order on the third
position at TchJoutailandlundsa. just as
our main body was concentrating at Dat
chapu and on tha position at Makhunta
Gttlga.
Tin enemy Kept up a very neavy can
nonade for two hours uninterruptedly, but
our battery carried on the struggle suc
cessfully, llrlng along the Shuan Yan pass.
It finally fell bark with hardly any casual
ties. On our rlfrlit flank our horse bat
tery shelled the Japanese battery. At the
sime time the enemy's cavalry advanced
s'owly along the shore road to Yin Kow.
Our losses are not yet known, but accord
ing to the commander of our forces they
do not exceed 150.
Among the killed was Count Nyrodt. cap
tain on the general staff, who abandoned
the last position after brilliantly carrying
out his duties as chief of staff with the
rear guard.
An important point In the official account
of the battle of Kal Chau Is the statement
In General SakharofT's report that the Jap
anese are advancing along the coast to
ward Yin Kow. The wording of the or
iginal dispatch Is not clear and might read
equally well that the Japanese cavalry had
already arrived at Yin Kow. But owing
to the distance and other factors, this la
not believed to be the raae, though it la
possible the Japanese advance la In cloae
touch with the Yin Kow outposts.
Captain SrkretofT's ambuscade of a Japa
nese squadron north of Slu Yen shows that
the Russian force Is farther .east In this
region than was generally believed. The
absence of Toklo dispatches admitting the
loss of the torpedo boat reported by Vice
Admiral Skrydloff to have been sunk by
the Vladivostok squadron Is taken here
to prove that the Japanese are concealing
losses when It Is possible to do so.
Roada Are Like Swamps.
LIAO. YANG. July 10. Notwithstanding
the' proximity of tha Japanese the Chlneae
Inhabitants are calm and are following
their usual occupations. The heavy rains
of the last ten days flooded the streets and
squares, and the roads are like swamps.
Traffic Is greatly Impeded.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair Monday and Tuesday for Ne
braska and the Sorronad
laar tales.
WASHINGTON, July 10. -Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday:
For Nebraska and Kansas Fair Monday
and Tuesday.
For Missouri and Iowa Generally fair
Monday and Tuesday.
For North and South Dakota Occasional
showers Monday; Tuesday, fair.
KAISER CREATES SENSATION
Emperor William Bends a Telegram to
Bussian Commander.
CONGRATULATIONS ARE SIGNIFICANT
Surprised Diplomatic Circles Believe
that William Expects a Present
After tha War la
Over.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 10. A sensation
has been caused by the publication In the
Russkl Invalid, the army paper, of a tele
gram from Emperor William to tha colonel
of the Wlborg, Finland regiment, of
which the emperor Is 'honorary colonet-ln
chief. The emperor congratulates the regi
ment on the prospect of meeting the Japa
nese, and adds that he Is proud his Wlborg
regiment will hare the honor of fighting
for its emperor, the fatherland, and the
fame of tho Russian army. In concluding,
the emperor says;
"My sincere wishes sccompany the regi
msnt. God bless Its standards."
This telegram was only published this
morning, but by evening Its contents had
become widely known and formed the
general topic of conversation. A consld
erable portion of the public deduced from
the message that Germany Intends before
long to abandon her position as a mere
onlooker in the far east.
In diplomatic circles In which the tel gram
has caused much surprise and comment.
it Is associated with the approaching com
merclal treaty negotiations In Berlin. It
seems to be generally understood that Rus
sla Is prepared to make considerable tariff
concessions In exchange for the benevolent
neutrality of Germany during the war, as
well as for the assistance Germany Is ren
dering In keeping the enemies of the Rus
sian government In Germany under police
surveillance. Moreover, It has been re
peatedly affirmed that Russia desires to
raise money in Berlin.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 10. Whlla the
Baltic fleet on Its way to the far east is
not Hkely to be able to get coal at French
ports, it Is understood that the contractors
will send out coal . from these ports to
meet the fleet beyond territorial waters.
KAISER'S FLEET VISITS EXOLAXD
Powerful Sqnadron "teams Into Ply
month. PLYMOUTH, England. July 1L Thous
ands of persons witnessed the arrival at
Plymouth today of the most powerful Ger
man fleet ever seen In England. Eight bat
tleships and seven cruisers steamod Into
the naval base amid salutes. Tho cour
tesies will be kept up until July 13, when
the Germans will depart. Owing to a
wish expressed to King Edward, the Ger
mans will receive no formal public wel
come and the ceremonies will be confined
to naval honors and an Informal luncheon
given by the mayor of Plymouth.
LONDON, July 11. The arrival of the
German squadron at Plymouth has created
an excellent Impression here. The Dally
Mall's naval expert, who Is one of the
beat specialists in his line in England, says
the squadrpn is "lncontestftbly superior In
fighting qualities to the British ' horns or
channel fleets, as now constituted. ''
Tha visit creates no little adverse , edi
torial comment. Its mission being held to
be a mystery, which the Dally Mall says
Is only explained by the German officers'
desire td see a mobilisation of tha British
fleet which Is now preparing for the
maneuvers.
DEMONSTRATION V COR CERVERA
Spanish Admiral Honored for Hla Con
dart at Santlnaro.
MEDINA S1DONIA, Spain, July 10. As
a demonstration of gratitude regarding his
conduct at Santiago and his care of Ameri
can sailors, Admiral Cervera was pre
sented here with an engrossed message
bearing the signatures of a number of
well known Americans besides letters from
the subscribers, bound in a volume. The
presentation was made by Mr. Bird of
Vienna In behalf of hla fellow Americans.
The admiral, In returning hla thanka, aald
that his conduct toward Lieutenant Hob
son and his fellow Americana after the
sinking xt the Merrimao was done on su
perior orders.
Admiral Cervera had heretofore refused
to permit his American admirers to honor
him, but notwithstanding this the plans
were carried out.
PANAMA HAS THE MILITARY FEVER
Appropriates AO,O0O to Send General
Htteretaa to Study Other Systems.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 10. General
Hueretas, commander of the troops of tha
Republic of Panama, with his staff arrived
here today on the steamer La Plata. Gen
eral Hueretas Is going to Europe to study
the military systems of Great Britain,
France and Germany and will remain
abroad for twelve months. The Panaman
government voted $60,000 for the purpose.
TORAL DIES IN INSANE HOSPITAL
Brooded Over tha United States Vic
tory at Saattasro.
MADRID. July 10. General Toral, who
commanded the Spanish garrison at Santi
ago when that place surrendered to the
United States forces, died today at an in
sane asylum near here. The general be
came Insane brooding over his capitula
tion. Russian Fleet Sails.
SUEZ July 10. The Russian volunteer
fleet steamer Smolensk, whloh passed the
Bosphorus from Sevastopol, July (, has
sailed southwards from here. The veascl
took two Red Sea pilots, one for Itself and
the other for the volunteer fleet steamer
at St. Petersburg, which paaaed the Bos
phorus July S, coal laden, and which was
reported at Port Said on Saturday. It Is
rumored hers that the transports Intend
awaiting tha arrival of the Baltlo squad
ron. Snrvlvora Continue Journey.
LIVERPOOL, July 10. About seventy sur
vivors of the wrecked steamer Norge have
arrived here from Stornoway, Scotland.
They will sail for New York on the Cunard
line steamer Auranla.
SHEEP KILLE D BY COWBOYS
Fifteen Hundred Head Slaanhtered
tn Gunnison County,
Colorado.
A8PBN. Colo.. July 10. Word haa reached
here that 1,500 sheep owned by H. H. I-aw-aon
of Salt Lake City hod been killed by
Gunnison county cowboya.
Lawaon had several thousand sheep on
the ranges In thla vicinity. One bunch was
In Taylor park In charge of three herders.
The cowboya swooped down uiin the
herders and disarmed them. Then they
cut tha throats ef about LtOO sheep.
IN WRECKED
Fonrteea Persons
Fifty Injur
Are Killed
and
In Accl-
denl
NEW YORK, July 10. Fourteen persons
were, killed and about fifty Injured In a
collision which occurred at MUvale, N. J..
Just before noon today, when a regular
passenger train on the Greenwood Lake
branch of the Erie railroad ran Into an
excursion train that had stopped to take
water. All the dead and Injured lived in
Hoboken, Jersey City and New York.
Those killed In the accident are: .
HENRY OTTRRBTEDT. Hoboken.
WILLIAM WE1DMEIER, JR.; Hoboken.
WILLIAM REN SB, New York.
MRS. ANNA L.EMKOHI, New York.
WILLIAM LANE, Hoboken. '
HENRY PECKER. Hobokeni
WILLIAM ROHFINO, Hoboken.
WILLIAM W1NDERKNECUT. Hoboken.
GBOKUH SCII EE R. Hoboken.
HENRY KOCH. Hoboken.
I5ADOR MANZBK, Hobokon.
FRANK HOLNWEDDELU child. Ho
boken. GEORGE M'DERMOTT, Hoboken.
WILLIAM W I STOW, Jersey City.
AGNES LBMKOIIL, child, New York.
BOY (name supposed .to be Patterson). .
The accident is believed to have resulted
from a tower operator having lowered his
signal too soon, and this was admitted by
D. W. Cooke, general passenger agent of
the Erie railroad, who Ban got out a state
ment, In which he said;
"The operator in the tower failed to set
the block signal against the train follow
ing." The train which was run Into was a spe
cial carrying members of the First Platt
dcutscher association of Hoboken on their
annual outing and had, 800 passengers. It
consisted of twelve cark and two engines.
The first engine hod taken water and the
train had moved up and stopped with the
second engine beside the tank, when the
regular train drew near.
The flagman of the special signalled the
engineer of the oncoming train, but owing
to a curve In the road his flag- was not
seen until too late.( It la claimed that the
engineer of the regular train had slowed
down to about ten miles an. hour before
he crashed Into the special, but hla en
gine tore through the rear car the greater
part of Its length and drove the forward
end of that car into the car ahead. The
killed and Injured were in these two cars.
The wrecks ge did not catch fire and the
work of taking out the dead and Injured
was quickly accomplished. - The residents
of Midvale, many of whom bad heard the
crash, assisted in the work.
The engineer and fireman of the regular
train disappeared from the scene Just after
the accident. They both escaped injury by
Jumping Just before the crash. '
The operator In the tower was Walter
Richards. He would make no statement
and was relieved and left the scene soon
after the accident. A great crowd remained
at the scene all afternoon, many of whom
were passengers who were seeking infor
mation regarding relatives who were on
the train. , '
WAN NIX FEARS FOR HIS LIFE
Clerk of Teller County Leaves Under
Protection of tha State
Militia. v
- VICTOR, Colo.. July J it rank . P. if aii
nix. clerk and Teeofder ."of Teller county,
has left Victor, having been accorded a
military guard as. far as Canon City. The
guard was commanded by Adjutant Gen
eral Bell. Mannlx had been before the
citizena' committee several times during
the past week and his resignation de
manded. He refused to leave and tho
county commissioners were requested to
remove him. They replied that they were
advised by counsel that they had no au
thorlty to remove Mannlx and declined
to meet the request of the committee.
Mannlx feared for hla safety and a guard
of military was placed at his residence.
Late last night he decided to leave the
district and General Bell and a detail of
soldiers accompanied him.
Mannlx said he was not being deported.
Discussing the case. General Bell Is cred
ited with saying:
"There Is no telling what would happen
If Mannlx remained In the district. He
left because he thought It would be faclig
death to remain at Cripple Creek with con
ditions as they are today. Many of these
men are almost mad and probably would
be guilty of foolish acta if the- occasion
came up. They are not sane in their Judg
ment and their prejudices carry them to
extremes. It seems to be now a case of
settling up old grudges, and you can't tell
what will happen. We are doing the beat
we can with the soldiers, who sometimes
work day and night."
POOL ROOMS MUST CLOSE
Attorney General of Kentucky Files
Motion of Temporary Injunction
Against Proprietor. -
CINCINNATI. July 10.-N. B. Hayes, at
torney general of Kentucky announces that
the pool rooms In Covington will be closed.
He has filed three motions In the circuit
court for temporary Injunctions against
the proprietors of the pool rooms and tho
owners of the real estate. On Thursday
next the local attorney, assisting General
Vcs, will move to have the injunctions
issued and for an early hearing at which
Judge Shaw will be asked to make the
orders permanent and perpetual. It Is
stated that the pool rooms will be moved
across the Licking river, back of Newport,
Ky.
MURDERER MAKES CONFESSION
Admits Killing: Four Other Men Than
the One for Whose Murder
He Hangs.
PITTSBURG. July 10,-John Johnson,
colored, who with Frank Ousley, also col
ored, will hang next Thursday for ths
murder of James Donnelly, a grocer, has
confessed to four other murders. Johnson
said he was born In Georgia and about
eighteen years ago started out as a tramp.
Two of his vlcltms were with him travel
ing In a box car on a Virginia railroad.
and after murdering them for 15 in their
possession he threw their bodies from the
car while the train was going. His other
two victims suffered a like fate on a
Georgia railroad.
Movements of Ocean Vessels July 1Q
At Liverpool Arrived: Rovic from w
York; Lake Manitoba from Montreal: 81
clllam from Montreal; Tunlsan from Mon
treal. At Flume Arrived: Plannla from Nw
York.
At London Sailed: Mesaba for New
York.
At GlnsKOW Balled: Laurentian for New
York, and passed Inlstrahull.
At New York Arrived: Astoria from
GIhsr-oii' and Moville; Oscar II from Cop
enhagen; Sicilian Prince from Genoa and
KapU-s.
At Southampton Arrived: Germanic from
New York. Silled: Frledrlch drr Grosse
from Bremen, for New York.
At Hamburg Bulled: Bulgaria for New
York Hiiti B;iTitniore.
At fucenstown enllen: Ktrurla from
EXCURSION TR
tuui tor mv tors.
THREE BODIES COMPARED
Resemblances and Contrasts of Eecent
Democratic. Conventions.
BRYAN'S PERSONALITY FIGURES IN EACH
Other Leaders of 1WK1 and 1UOO Have
Dropped Out and Many of Them
Forgotten In the Mean
time. (From a Staff Correspondent.)
ST. LOUIS, July 10. (Special Telegram.)
The democratic ocnventlon which con
cluded its sessions here early this morn
ing developed remarkable resemblances and
contrasts when plied up against the con
vention of 18(4 at Chicago, and the con
vention of 1900 at Kansas City, It was,
as all great party conventions are, n gath
ering of the leaders, but It was plain to
one who, like myself, hud attended all
three of them, that the leadership had beeu
shifted. Some of the old faces have been
visible, unchanged, on each occasion, but
for the most part a new and younger gen
eration of leaders nas come to the front.
All three of these conventions resolvrd
about the personality of William J. Bryan,
although at Kansas City he was not In
attendance on the ground. In 1K96 Bryan
flashed into the democratic firmament like
a meteor In the sky. He came to the front
with his famous "cross of gold" rpeech
In a debate over tho platform, which had
been participated in by David I), Hill,
William F. Vilas, John E. Russell, Benja
min F. Tillman, John P. Altgeld, James
K. Jones and a number of others who
would be ranked with the heavy artillery.
Bryan's famous peech before the Chicago
convention still stands as his record effort
at oratory. His addresses In the present
St. Louis convention unquestionably rank
high as examples of forensic eloquence,
but neither In their delivery, nor In their
composition, nor, above all, in their ef
fectiveness are thoy to be accorded a place
alongside of his Chicago address.
Of the other men mentioned as having
been foremost In the platform debate at
Chicago only David B. Hill and Benjamin
F. Tillman cut any figure this year end.
strangely enough, while worsted before,
Hill was the ascendant spirit this time,
and Tillman, then against him. Is - now
with him. Ex-Senator Jones, to be sure,
called the convention to order as chair
man, but seemed to disappear suddenly,
for nothing more was seen or heard of him.
Old Lenders Are Gone.
At Kansas City the leading lights of the
convention, aside from the officers, were
John P. Altgeld of Illinois, William J.
Stone of Missouri, ex-Governor Hogg of
Texas and men of that stamp, almost all
of whom have passed out of glory if not
of power. The stellar attraction at Kansas
City was the sensational speech of Web
ster Davis, turning his doubls summersault
from the republican camp Into the demo
cratic arena. This time the only ppec
tacular performer brought before the
convention was Richmond P. Hobson, who,
however, made a sorry attempt to eclipse
the South African war acrobat. At Kan
sas .City, too. thev.sltaflt .wo.nder was Tarn-
tnaTiy Bor rree, w-ha jranertd around as
If he owned the"-tw York delegation.
which. In fact, he did, while this tlmQ his
place was taken by the new boss of Tam
many, Charles F. Murphy, whose Impo
tence shone by striking contrast.'
Is it not strange how quickly men full
In the limelight are forgotten? One of the
presiding officers of the Kansas City con
vention slipped my memory and I had to
ask more than half a dosen men who like
me had been present when he wielded the
gavel, before I . could get the name. At
Chicago the temporary chairman was Sen
ator John W. Daniel of Virginia, who this
time waa chairman of the resolutions com
mittee, and, as I remember, was equally
Inaudible and equally lengthy and tire
some In his chairman's remarks then as
ho was the other day In reading the plat
form. The permanent chairman was
Stephen D. White, then senator from Cali
fornia, and now for some time dead. At
Kansas City the temporary chairman waa
C. S. Thorras of Colorado, also a member
of the 1901 delegation, whose membership
In the resolutions committee1 is seen In the
plank referring ' to labor conditions in
Colorado. - The permanent chairman at
Kansas City was Congressman James D.
Richardson of Tennessee, now retired from
political activity. The two chairmen of
the St. Louis convention, Congressman
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi, and
Congressman Champ Clark of Missouri
neither of them came up to the measure
of a good presiding officer; neither of them
had the convention well under control at
any time and both of them made egregious
blunders. Of the chairmen I have men
tioned in connection with these three con
ventions the ablest by far was Stephen D.
White, and next to him 1 would place
James D. Richardson.
Flaht Always the Same.
In each of the last three national con
ventions of the democratic party the real
fight haa been over the resolutions. In
1896 there were majority and minority re
ports and differences were fought out on
the floor of tho convention. In 1900 the
contest, 'which was over the retention of
the 14 to 1 free coinage plank, took place
Inside the resolutions committee, where
Mr. Bryan's draft won out by the narrow
margin of a single vote furnished by ths
dolegats from Hawaii. That, too, was a
stubborn contest, lasting long into the
night, but not so stubborn aa the contest
lists, which kept the committee in con
tiguous session for seventeen hours. The
difference between Kansas City and St.
Louts In the matter of platform la that
at Kansas City the resolutions were writ
ten by Mr. Bryan himself and reported
without change, while here the platform
was made up out of a conglomerate lot
of separate pieces, and, as Mr. Bryan said,
with the result of satisfying no ona because
glvlns no one what he wanted. Sena
tor Tillman's fine rendition of the platform
at Kansas City, when reporting it aa com
mittee chairman, will always stand out as
a'l oratorical gem In comparison with the
platform delivery at this convention.
The convention Just closed resembled the
Chicago convention In that It was a con
flict for mastery between two diverging
factions of the party. The relative strength
of them seems to have been exactly re
versed In the Intervening eight years.
Whereas at Chicago the gold men went
home disconsolate and downhearted; this
year the sliver men go home from St.
Louis feeling that their ascendency is over
and that the money changers who were in
possession of the party temple before 1HH
have regained control more completely
than ever. VICTOR ROSE WATER.
Rivers Ara Receding,.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. July 10 With good
weather and cevsullon of rain, all the
gnrfied rivers of Kansns are receding to
I heir summer Ntaava. The people of Ar
moiirrinie and Argentine have guiie ba k to
their homes. The iLuiimku by the floods
has no' bren larice In the (I tits, but the
farmers huv fu.-m., Ind losses emountiug
to several iiUUutaU liuHUMUul doUki
Nebraska weather forecast
Fair Monday and Tuesday.
Temperature at Omaha Yeaterdsyi
Hour. Dear. Hnr. Den.
1 p. m MO
U p. m M
A p. m ......
4 p. m NO
B p. m ..... . MO
I p. m M
r p. m M7
M p. m M-'l
O p. m fl
PARKER GOES TO CHURCH
Eloquence of the Life lint her Than
that of Lijis Counts, nays
the Minister.
ESOrt'S, N. V., July lft.-In spHe of lie
very unusual hour at which Judge Altm
B. Parker, retired this morning after re
celpt of the news from St. Louis, hi; was
prompt In his dcpar'.uro for church at
Kingston tcd;iy. He drove with Mrs.
Parker to the Eplscopul Mission C'hur;7
of tho Holy Cru-ss at Kingston, of whluii
his son-in-law, Rev. Cl.urKs M Hall, Is
rector. Mr. Hall has been attending file
St. Louis convention, and In his ubsence
Rev. Dr. Edward Cooper, rector of the
Church of St, John the Divine, at Itar
brouck Heights. N. J , conducted the cer
vices. Judge Parker asuisted In taking
up the collection.
The sermon Included no reference to mat
ters civic , or political. After tho service
Dr. Cooper wus asked If he had Judge
Parker's sllenco In mind In his reference
to the eluuueiice of life rather than Hps
when he said: "It Is not tha olojuer.ee in
life that r peaks as loudly or counts for as
much as the life Itself of a man."
The doctor smiled, but declined to Fay.
Judge Parker's visitors, John B. Mac
Donald and Judge Hatch, remained wl h
him until 3 a. m., receiving bulletins, and
then departed for New York. This aftor
noon the democratic nominee for presi
dent spent his leisure time seated on hla
veranda with a number ft friends.
Telegrams of congratulations for Judge
Parker continue to arrive. Among those
received today were the following from
Cord Meyer, chairman of the democratic
state committee:
After receipt of your messago to Sheohan
and tl mi 1 action of the eonven'lon I hnsten
to congratulate you henrtlly on your nomi
nation. Our work In New York la n-.ucll
lightened nnd success assured.
From Gnge E. Tarbell, president of the
Cortlund County society of New York
City (Cortland county Is Judge Parker's
birthplace):
AH your Cn'tland county friends rejoice
with you. Heartiest congratulations.
From Congressman L. F. Livingston of
Atlanta, Ga. :
Accept my heartiest congratulations on
your nomination. Now for n strong pull
by a .united line and victory Is assured.
From Supreme Court Justlco D. Cady
Herrlck of Albany:
The honest thing, the brave thing, the
party to be congratulated.
From Arthur Puo Gorman, Jr., at St.
Ixiuls:
Marylnnd 'delegates congratulate you
upon your Bplendld victory.
From former United States Senator Tur
ner' of Washington state, ot St Louis: ,
Blncerest congratulations and confident
pi etfjotion pf victory. , j , .
Front. Morgan, J. O'Brien, Thomas Con
wny, James A. Deerlng, a joint telegram
of congratulation, sent enronte, dated
Pittsburg. From Governor A.. M. Dockery
of Missouri:
Missouri will eivo you loyal and en
thusiastic support.
Telegrams have also been received from
Joseph Pulitser of New York, former Con
gressman Henry St. George Tucker of Vir
ginia, Ray Hoffman, president Oklahoma
Bar association; John C. Rlchberg of Chi
cago and many others.
BRYAN IS MUCH IMPROVED
Leaves Hotel nnd Goes to the Home
of His Cousin, Dr. Jen
nlnga.
ST. LOUIS, July 10. Mr. Bryan left the
Jefferson hotel early today and went to
the residence of hla cousin, Dr. Jennings,
in this olty. His physical condition was
much Improved over yesterday and he ex
pecta to leave for hla home In Lincoln to
morrow night.
When Mr. Bryan left his bod last night
to go to the convention hall hla temperature
was above 100 and ho complained of much
soreness of tho lungs. He was examined
after the close of ' tho convention by Dr.
Osborne, who decided there was nothing
alarming In Mr. Bryan's condition and that
quiet and rest would quickly restore him
to his usual good health.
His appearance at the convention hall
was in opposition to the command of his
physicians and contrary to the wishes of
his friends. - He left his bed at a time
when attendants Were absent .from the
room and' in doing so created no little
alarm for his safoty.
COLORED KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Delegates from Several States Meet
In Plttabnrn- and Kleet
Grnnd Officers.
PITTSBURG, July 10. Representatives
from the states of Illinois, Ohio, Michigan,
Arkansas, California, Colorado and Wash
ington, D. C of colored Knights Templar
met last night in thla city and organised
a general grand encampment of colored
Knights Templar for North and South
America and elected the following grand
officers: John Gt Jones, most eminent
grand master, Chicago; B. J. Fletcher,
deputy grand muster, California: Alex
Payne, grund generalissimo. District of
Columbln; J. II. Blunt, grand captain gen
eral, Arkansas: 8. B, Johnson, grand treas
urer, Texas; R. E. Jones, grand recorder,
Virginia; II. L. Broudus, grnerul senior
warden, Pennsylvania; W. R. Morris, gen
eral junior warden, Minnesota; Thomas J.
Riley, general sword hearer, Denver, Colo.
QUIET DAY AT OYSTER BAY
Xn Visitors Received by the President
and Only a Few of the Priv
ileged Call.
OUST Kit BAY. N. ,T., July 10. This was
a quiet day at -Sagamore Hill. No vlaltors
were received by the president, though
during the afternoon a few relatives and
Intl-nato pHr""u' friends of the family
call: at tho Roosevelt home. The presi
dent learned lata today of the final action
of the Si. IaiuIs convention, but made no
commen'.a on the ticket named or tha
events of the convention.
Accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and four
of their children the president attended
divine service at 11 o'clock In Christ Epis
copal church, l.nte In the afternoon the
president bnd family and members of the
K:nkii ltous?rell family went for a long
walk la the cauutry about bagauor JiUL
B a. m 71
A n. m ..... . lit
7 a. m Tt
N a. m 7 1
t n. m 7U
HI n. in MO
11 a. in nt
14 ni R.1
PARKER MUSTBE SEEN"
National Committee Oaa Do Holding IJr.til
it Has Consulted with Oandidat.
TWO MEETINGS ARE HELD AT ST. LOUli.
Supporters of Taggart jf Jxdiana Tied
They Are Unable to Effort Organisation.
CHAIRMAN CALLS MEETING FOR NEW YORK
Issues a Statement Baying that Action
Now Would Bi Illegal
j SENATOR BAILEY WANTS MATTER SETTLED
I
j.Mtlonnl Committeeman Gaiter Thinks
Democrats Will Re Pleased nllh
the Platform I'ranied by
j the Convention.
ST. LOUIS, July ".0. Tha national com
mittee, now In ita makeup, met at !. this
niornli.u and iiialn at 4 o'clock this after
noon, with the avowed intention, on be
half of the supporters of Taggart of In
diana, ot brgunlzlng by electing him chair
man. The early morning meeting was not fully
attended, and the object aimed at was not .
accoinplit-hed. It was pointed out by Mr.
Mack of New York, that It would be dis
courteous to take' any action until Mr.
Parker, ns tho candidate, was consulted.
The Taggart men, while hot having enough
to elect, still suggeited that Mr. Hill, Mr.
Sheehan nnd Mr. Dolmont, tho candidate's
friends, were still here and adoptod a reso
lution that they be invited to meet the
committee this afternoon.
When afternoon came tharo were three '
complications In the way1 of electing".
Chairman Jonoa of the old commute
boldly nssertcd that such . action as con
templated would be unprecedented and In
fact Illegal. It slao turned out that at a
lato hour the convention adopted a reso
lution authorizing Chalrmari Jonea of tha
old committee to call the new committee
together In New York City at such time
aa he might suggest. Then the other thins;
was that Senator Hill and Mr. Sheehaa
left for New York at noon and could not
therefore attend the meeting.
Senator James IC Jones, tha retiring
chairman of the state committee, mads this
statement to the Associated Press:
Mnst Meet In Hevr York.
"The national convention by specific reso
lution adopted last night, authorised me,
in fact, instructed mo to call the first
meeting of the new committee In New -York
City. Until I call It the new commit
tee cannot organize and meetings they
have are unauthorised. Now let me say,
forcibly If need be, that acting under tha
convention's authority, I call the national
committee to meet in New York City at
such time aa Judge Parker Khali designate,
for, before I call It, I shall consult him. It
would, be an unprecedented thins for tha
new commute to organise without con- '
suttatlon with' tho candidate) ' Such a thing
waa never heard ot , ...
Just after tha afternoon aension beiganj
Mr. Taggart, who was, presiding, was
asked to retire so that he need not be em
barrassed. August Belmont of New York
was called into the room and asked to give
Judge Parker's views. He skid he could
not do so. Col6nel Guffey insisted that
precedent demanded that, the committee
courteously await Judge Parker's Opinion.
"In fact," he said, "the resolution of last
night precluded any action until Chairman
Jones Issued a call for New York." '
Senator Bailey tmsslltnt. .
Senator Bailey of Texas raid that the
matter should be sott'.ed at once. It was .
customary for the committee to l.ieet Im
mediately after the adjournment and elect,
and a resolution was passed last Thursday
to that effect by the convention.
"I guess," he said, "that wo can have
Judge Parker's views in a few moments
from his friends here, if they care to give
them."
National Committeeman Guffey of Penn
sylvania gave the Associated Press ths1 fol
lowing statement:
"The convention haa done its work and
done It well. There was an utter abssne '
of dictation. The delegates camo hare to
deliberate and decide for themselves and
thoy did so. They were Aeeply conscious
ot the seriousness and the fear which today
fills the minds cf ths people. They de- '
sired to present the real Issues which will '
be decided by ' tha campaign In such a
shape aa to bring them directly before tha
voters not complicated by dead and settled
lsajea.
"Ths candidates selected and ths plat
form upon which, they stand do this, and
ought to meet the approval of all demo
crats and of all thoughtful cillxena, who
place pub'io good first. The American peo
ple are true and brave, and the incident
of last night will appeal straight to their
hearts. The straightforward and manly,
and at the same time courteous and re
spectful stand taken by Ju?lge Parker on
the monetary question, and his approval
on ths floor of tha convention, after fill
discussion and explanation, should safrfy
tha people that the I uatness interests of
the country are safer under a demooraUo
administration and prevent any possibility
of question because no reference waa mads
to it in the platform.
Satisfied rtth Candidates.
"he position of the candidates and tha
party Is stronger than It the gold plank
had been reported by the co...iulttte on
resolutions and adopted vithout (JUcus
slon. All question as to tha prminnty
of the gold standard has been eliminated
from democratic politics.
"Judge Parker and Senator Davit ara
well known to the people. Their Ifvea have
been spent In full view and their character
and conduct have been above reproach.
They are tried mon and their Uvea shew
that they can be trusted In any post' Ion
or under any emergency. Wherever tha
highest Integrity, best Judgment and beet
courage are required, tt v. Ill not be fjuod
wanting. The party and Ita candidates
command approval. They will grow
stronger as tha .mpalgn progren.' Tfcty
will .appeal with constantly growing torcf
to the hearta and Qonc!:ut. of U.e pro
pie."
ST. LOl'I'l. .Ill:- !5 -After nearly tw
hours of dob:it Senator Taliey offered j
compromise if the committee would Jo;t
a resolution cndorvlrs- t.' candlduoy of
Thomas Tagjrsrt for mail-man of U.e wm
mlttue. M '. Mi.ck agreed to this ai.d tl
rrs"l-:tIon wna r.dopted.
The committee, will therefore meet In Nl w
York on the 'll it Chiilr rrmn Junes.
List of Committeemen Present.
The following national cotnn.l' tirarn, or
their proxies as designated, vers frj
and uukiilmoisly voted In favor mt IU
Couwnued. ea Third llsgf
